Antique Map of Athens (1785) — Barbie du Bocage, Plan of the Environs of Athens for the Travels of Anacharsis Size:11.7" x 8.3" A magnificent hand-colored copperplate map

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the Long Walls connecting the city to its port

this map accompanied the celebrated work “Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece”

this map blends historical detail with ornate design

Antique Map of Athens (1785) — Barbie du Bocage, Plan of the Environs of Athens for the Travels of Anacharsis Size:11.7" x 8.3" A magnificent hand-colored copperplate mapA rare and beautifully engraved 18th century plan of ancient Athens and its environs, created in 1785 by Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage, one of the foremost classical geographers of the Enlightenment. Engraved by Thomas Cook and published in London by G. G. & J. Robinson, this map accompanied the celebrated work Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, a fictional yet scholarly exploration of Greek civilization that captivated Europes intellectual